officer-involved shooting

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Noun

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officer-involved shooting (plural officer-involved shootings)

  1. (US, euphemistic) An incident in which a police officer shoots at another person.
    Synonym: OIS (abbreviation)

Usage notes

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  • Originally used by police departments and adopted by journalists, the term has been criticized as an intentionally misleading euphemism that obscures police agency.[1][2] It is exclusively used to refer to shootings committed by police, not shootings committed by other people where police are present. Beyond that no standard definition exists,[3] and usage differs regarding whether the shooting must be intentional, whether the person must be hit, and whether the officer must be on duty at the time. For example:

References

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  1. ^ Pareene, Alex (2015). The Dish. Stop Saying “Officer-Involved Shootings”
  2. ^ Lennard, Natasha (2014). Vice. Some NYPD Officer-Involved Shooting Narratives Just Don't Fly
  3. ^ Public Safety Open Data Portal. Officer Involved Shootings
  4. ^ San Francisco Police Department (2005). Investigation of Officer Involved Shootings and Discharges
  5. ^ Anchorage Police Department (2013). Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993 – 2013
  6. ^ Austin Police Department (2015). Officer-Involved Shootings: 2000-2014)
  7. ^ Public Safety Open Data Portal. Officer Involved Shootings